2006-11-20                     Senate Journal                      Page 3807
HB 4001                                                                                           
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 4001(FIN) am(efd fld) "An Act                                                 
prohibiting the commissioner of administration from adopting,                                       
allowing to become law, or implementing regulations that grant or                                   
extend employment-related benefits to same-sex partners of state                                    
employees and members of the state retirement systems unless                                        
expressly authorized by statute" was read the second time.                                          
                                                                                                    
Senator Green, Acting Majority Leader, moved and asked unanimous                                    
consent that the bill be advanced to third reading and placed on final                              
passage. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                      
                                                                                                    
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 4001(FIN) am(efd fld) was read the third                                      
time.                                                                                               
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 4001(FIN)                                          
am(efd fld) "An Act prohibiting the commissioner of administration                                  
from adopting, allowing to become law, or implementing regulations                                  
that grant or extend employment-related benefits to same-sex partners                               
of state employees and members of the state retirement systems unless                               
expressly authorized by statute" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken                               
with the following result:                                                                          
                                                                                                    
CSHB 4001(FIN) am(efd fld)                                                                          
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                       
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  11   NAYS:  6   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Cowdery, Dyson, Green, Hoffman, Huggins, Seekins, Stedman,                                   
Stevens G, Therriault, Wagoner, Wilken                                                              
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Bunde, Davis, Ellis, Elton, French, Kookesh                                                  
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Guess, Olson, Stevens B                                                                   
                                                                                                    
and so, CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 4001(FIN) am(efd fld) passed the                                      
Senate.                                                                                             
                                                                                                    
Senator Wilken gave notice of reconsideration.